Registry and side guide marker



Patented June 2, 1953 UNITED STATES PATIENT critics 2 Claims. 1

This invention relates generally to printing members and more particularly to a registry and side guide marker for use in or on a type chase.

Devices of this general type are known in the art but are usually characterized by various idisadvantages which make them impractical in use. Among these disadvantages are an excessive cost, an unwiel-eliness use, a limited number .of applications in general job printing'and the necessity of maintaining an unreasonable inventory of parts. I

As a result, the job printer has resorted to makeshift arrangements for marking sheets for registry and side guide purposes which involve the fashioning of markers from bent wires, the using "of nails in wooden furniture, etc. These improvisations are so time "consuming and "too often inaccurate as to be entirelynnsatisfactory and a source of real annoyance.

Accordingly, the chief object of the present invention is to provide a registry and side guide marker for use with type chases in job printing which may be readily inserted in any desired position in or on a chase and quickly and accurately adjusted in that position.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a registry and side guide marker having a printing surface which will be exactly type high when inserted within or on a chase.

A further important object of the present invention is to provide a registry and side guide marker which may be inserted in or on a chase during lock-up and which will conform with the furniture being used.

A still further important object of the present invention is to provide a registry and side guide marker which requires a minimum of space within a chase, which is rugged and of long life, and which is economical to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawings I have shown one embodiment of the invention. In this showing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of the register and side guide marker comprising the present invention in one of its operative positions in a type-laden regular chase;

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line i4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the register marker comprising the invention;

Application January 24, 1950 Seria l Ne. 140,306

(01. Nil -37 3") Figure 6 is a top ia 'n view of thefpoint marking screw forming apart or the invention as a whole; and

"Figure '7 is a fragmentary erspective view or a stack ,Ofprihted sheets each of which bears the printeddot .of the register marker.

Referring to the drawings, the registry and side guide marker is indicated as'a whole by numeral ill! and comprises a flat L-shaped bar having legs I? and I3. The Tleg 115 is 'bent with respect to the leg l2 (Figure 5.) so as to project laterally from the upper edge .-.of the latter. H

A slot 16 is formed in the'faceof the leg M and extends longitudinally thereof for-the reception-of a screw T8 which may be temporarily fixed in any position along the length .of the slot bymeans of a nut 2i}. A shoulder .22 is formed on one surface of the screw head and projects within and conforms with the sides of the slot IE to prevent rotation of the screw when the nut is tightened.

The conventional taper at the end of the threads of the screw 18 is centrally flattened as at 24 so as to print a small but readily visible round dot when the marker is serving its function in the type chase C during printing operations. The marker I0 is formed of high grade steel stock inches or 2 points thick which enables it to be locked outside the chase as well as inside. Thus the marker can be positioned anywhere within the chase or over the chase proper to readily print a guide mark in the desired location on a printed page.

When it is desired to use the marker it within the chase, the leg [2 is clamped between wooden or metal furniture F or between furniture and type during lock-up with the screw i8 properly positioned transversely of the chase. The nut 20 is then loosened so that the screw may be properly positioned longitudinally with respect to the page by movement along the slot [6 whereupon it is fixed in proper position by simply tightening the nut with the fingers. Obviously, when the rangeof the slot does not permit proper positioning of the screw, the marker l0 must be the chase proper. As before, the marker is properly adjusted transversely of the chase before lock-up and the screw may then be properly positioned along the slot l6.

During printing operations, the marker prints 2. round dot at the edge of the printed page in accordance with its position which dots serve as a means for checking registry and also as a guide for the bookbinder. Figure 7 shows a stack of printed pages each bearing a single dot in perfect register so as to form, in effect, a vertical line 30. The bookbinder is thus aware that the correct gripper guide is along the line 32. It will be readily apparent that if the printed dots do not form a straight line, the stack of printed sheets is not in proper alignment.

The registry and side guide marker forming the present invention thus eliminates prior time wasting and inaccurate'methods of fashioning registry checking means by providing a handy, rugged device which conforms with printing type, furniture and chases and which may be easily inserted during lock-up and readily and accurately adjusted without unnecessary loss of time.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without 1 departure from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A type measure ,for printing registry and side guide marks on printed sheets comprising an angle shaped bar having a leg adapted to be clamped with type in a chase, the other leg of said bar being bent out of the plane of said first leg and having a slot formed therein extending angularly with respect to said first leg, a screw including a printing surface and being non-rotatably and slidably mounted in said slot, and means mounted on said screw for securing it to said bar in any position along said slot.

2. A type member for printing registry and side guide marks on printed sheets comprising an angle shaped bar having a leg adapted to be clamped with type in a chase, the other leg of said bar being bent out of the plane of said first leg and having a slot formed therein extending angularly with respect to said first leg, a screw including a printing surface and being nonrotatably and slidably mounted in said slot, and means mounted on said screw for securing it to said bar in any position along said slot, said bar being the thickness of a conventional type spacing member to enable its substitution therefor.

AARON MARSDEN.

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